Must See Places To Visit In East Texas

East Texas is known for its pine trees, its azaleas and roses, beyond the shear beauty of the East Texas landscape, there are many destinations within East Texas that qualify as 'must see'! These must see places aren't only for vacationers visiting our beautiful part of the great state of Texas, these places are also for locals too!

Among the places on this list is a drive thru safari to the east of Jacksonville, in Recklaw, that my family really enjoys visiting a couple of times each year. Cherokee Trace Drive Thru Safari is home to numerous wildlife from around the world in which you drive thru the countryside observing these animals in nature, not in cages. They're free roaming and quite spectacular! There are many choices for you and your family on our following list that includes family centered activities to adult activities.

When you're trying to come up with a plan with the family for a weekend event, or visiting East Texas and wanting to know what there is to do here, consider these following 'must see' East Texas destinations!

Your kids will not want to leave this one of a kind train museum sitting along side the tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad! There is railroad memorabilia along with several model train exhibits in operation.

An educational destination for kids of all ages! This museum has more than 450 mammals, eptiles, birds and aquatic animals on display from Africa and North America. The museum is free and also has a huge attached playground for the kids to explore.

A destination for any kid! This museum hosts interactive exhibits for everyone, like the dino dig, TV station, rock climbing wall, playing the role of a banker, baker, grocer, a trial lawyer, judge, bailiff and more! This is so much interactivity happening within the Discovery Science Place.

An imagination playground for kids of all ages! The kids, and adults too, can build it in the invention garage, shop in the market and opening soon an interactive exhibit about energy and coal, natural gas and oil with many more activities too.

Centered within the heart of East Texas oil country and close to the worlds richest acres (in number of oil derricks), this museum takes a look at how the oil industry shaped the East Texas economy after the oil boom of the 1930's and beyond.